Independent Lens "The World According to Sesame Street"

Here, the Muppet Tuktuki plays with a girl in Sisimpur, the Bangladeshi version of Sesame Street.

This documentary is a reminder that social change can come from the most unlikely sources, including a team of Muppets. The program follows three producers from Sesame Street Workshop to Bangladesh, Kosovo and South Africa, where they localize the world's most-watched children's television program with indigenous songs, puppets and curricula. By Linda Goldstein Knowlton and Linda Hawkins Costigan. Airs October 24, check local listings.

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